Doug Wright
Douglas Vivian Parson Wright
Born: 21 August 1914, Sidcup, Kent
Died: 13 November 1998, Canterbury, Kent
Major Teams: Kent, England.
Known As: Doug Wright
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Leg Break Googly, Right Arm Medium
Test Debut: England v Australia at Nottingham, 1st Test, 1938
Last Test: England v New Zealand at Wellington, 2nd Test, 1950/51
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1940
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 34 39 13 289 45 11.11 0 0 10 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 8135 177 4224 108 39.11 7-105 6 1 75.3 3.11
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1932 - 1957)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 497 703 225 5903 84* 12.34 0 16 182 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 92960 2933 49307 2056 23.98 9-47 150 42 45.2 3.18
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Douglas Vivian Parson Wright made his first appearance for Kent
in 1932, but it wasn't until the retirement of another legendary
Kent leggie, A.P.(Tich) Freeman, that he established himself in
the county side. In his first full season, 1937, he took 107
wickets. His rise to England selection was swift, making his
debut in the First Test of the 1938 series against Australia at
Trent Bridge. After the interruption for the War (in which he
served in the British Army), his career continued, including
tours to Australia in 1946-47 and 1950-51. Bradman had a lot of
respect for Wright's bowling, but also took a lot of runs off
him.
When Wright played his last Test in New Zealand in 1951 he had
taken 108 wickets in 34 Tests at 39.11 apiece. He took 10/175
for the match in the Lord's Test against South Africa in 1947.
His best innings analysis was 7/105 against Australia at the SCG
in 1946-47, including the wicket of Bradman for 12.
An unusually fast bowler for a leg-spinner, almost a genuine
medium-pacer, Wright took 2056 wickets in all first-class matches
at 23.98 by the time he played his last game in 1957. His seven
hat-tricks is more than anyone else has taken in their
first-class career (RE, Nov 1998.
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